Justin Rose turned down the LIV Golf millions taken by his European Ryder Cup teammates and now feels vindicated after winning for the first time in four years.
Rose, 42, soared back into contention for captain Luke Donald's team in Rome this September with a three-shot victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Monday.
The Englishman ended a long barren spell with the sort of clinical display that once lifted him to world no.1 as he carded a final round 66 in the weather-delayed tournament on the iconic Californian links.